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Causes: Cancer
Mission: The h foundation was established to raise funds for basic science cancer research, supporting the early, novel ideas that may lead research teams to obtain additional grants and advancements in the fight against cancer.
Programs: The h foundation raises funds for basic science cancer research through annual fundraising events. Since 2001, the foundation has given about $7 million to the robert h. Lurie comprehensive cancer center of northwestern university and other research teams as seed money for research projects, helping them compete for additional government or private funding. As a result, the foundation's contributions have been leveraged into over $50 million of funding for basic science cancer research and towards finding a cure.